Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML… (CVE-2026-17656)
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17656 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation could allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (use-after-free). No CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may enable a remote attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions in Google Chrome, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. This elevates the risk of system compromise through a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided in the available data.
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML… (CVE-2026-17656)
Description
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17656 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation could allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (use-after-free). No CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may enable a remote attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions in Google Chrome, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. This elevates the risk of system compromise through a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-6wpc-625g-qwg8
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17656"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5219c2644c7f8983bec
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:53:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:50 UTC
Views: 7
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